Name/TitleLyrics: I Can't Keep Quiet
About this objectTwo-sided typed A4 document headed 'I Can't Keep Quiet: MILCK'. The song, Quiet, was written in 2015 by singer-songwriter Connie K. Lim (AKA Milck or MILCK) with Adrienne Gonzalez, as a way of coping with sexual assault and abuse as a teenager. These printed lyrics are likely to have been distributed in West Cork during the Repeal the 8th campaign.
MakerMILCK
Maker RoleSinger-songwriter
Date Madec.2015-18
Period2010s
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 297 x W: 210 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's healthcare
Subject and Association KeywordsRepeal the 8th Amendment
Subject and Association Keywordsabortion rights - pro-choice
Subject and Association Keywordsmusic, musicians, musical performers
Subject and Association KeywordsAbuse - domestic, sexual
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's Marches
Subject and Association DescriptionPart of a collection of (pro and anti) Repeal the 8th campaign material gifted anonymously to Glasgow Women's Library.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_Ireland:
The Eighth Amendment of the Constitution Act 1983 was an amendment to the Constitution of Ireland which inserted a subsection recognising the equal right to life of the pregnant woman and the unborn. Abortion had been subject to criminal penalty in Ireland since at least 1861; the amendment ensured that legislation or judicial interpretation would be restricted to allowing abortion in circumstances where the life of a pregnant woman was at risk. It was approved by referendum on 7 September 1983 and signed into law on 7 October 1983. In 2018, it was repealed by referendum.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milck:
Connie K. Lim, professionally known as Milck (stylized as MILCK), is a Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter. A child of immigrants from Hong Kong, she initially performed as an independent artist for several years, and rose to widespread attention after a video of a performance of her song "Quiet" at the 2017 Women's March became popular, and became embraced as a feminist anthem for the movement. She was eventually signed to Atlantic Records, and released her debut EP This Is Not The End in 2018.
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeDocument
Object numberGWL-2019-16-7
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved